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>> i look at this as a former fbi agent. there is a whole history starting in 2010. there is a large degree of suspicious behavior leading up to his decision to steal information. 95% of it had nothing to do with privacy issues or what the nsa was or was not doing to the citizens. it had to do with information up or texts of the united states and allows the army to protect soldiers overseas. it allowed the navy to protect itself in the south china sea. he may not have understood that information existed. we want to know how the scrape tool was developed. he may not have had any understanding of the information that existed on the network. >> that was representative mike rogers. google acquired a multimillion dollar fiber-optic network for just one dollar. why such a bargain bus to mark we will discuss next on "bloomberg west." ♪ >> welcome back. i am emily chang. one of the world's newest businesses is google fiber. that is high-speed internet in your home. bloomberg west took an in-depth look at the service. cyclic. -- take a look. >> google fiber is 1000 mega it
>> i look at this as a former fbi agent. there is a whole history starting in 2010. there is a large degree of suspicious behavior leading up to his decision to steal information. 95% of it had nothing to do with privacy issues or what the nsa was or was not doing to the citizens. it had to do with information up or texts of the united states and allows the army to protect soldiers overseas. it allowed the navy to protect itself in the south china sea. he may not have understood that...
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he also underwent an fbi background check. but the school district does not require that the school make contact with his last employer. >> we did follow the policy we have in place. >> reporter: does that policy need to change? >> we can always take a look to revise it. >> we can discuss it with the board. >> reporter: christin ayers, kpix 5. >> a judge set bail at $1.4 million. >>> well, you don't hear this very often in the bay area. that was thunder and lightning. last night some parts of the bay area in the region here this footage was shot in the city of martinez. it woke up a couple of people in the east bay. hello? >> scare you just a little bit? >> it did scare me a bit. my instinct was to get up, look out the window, what's going on? i thought it was a crash. i didn't know what was going on. >> you have been here for a few years and you still haven't felt an earthquake. >> not yet. >> but if you hang around long enough -- >> you have a feeling, right? >> there's something coming. there always is, right? [ laughter ]
he also underwent an fbi background check. but the school district does not require that the school make contact with his last employer. >> we did follow the policy we have in place. >> reporter: does that policy need to change? >> we can always take a look to revise it. >> we can discuss it with the board. >> reporter: christin ayers, kpix 5. >> a judge set bail at $1.4 million. >>> well, you don't hear this very often in the bay area. that was...
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now, in order to get his job at mira vista he had been fingerprinted and through an fbi background check but the school district here does not require that they make contact with his last school. anne makovec, kpix 5. >> the judge set bail at $1.4 million. >>> happening today, the light display on the bay bridge will be turned off to mark its first anniversary. all 25,000 l.e.d. lights will go off at 7:00 for 10 minutes. after that, the world's largest light sculpture will remain on for another year but there is a big push to keep the lights going for a decade more. >>> also happening today, oakland mayor jean quan delivers her stated of the city address. -- her state of the city address. she is expected to tackle the top issues of the city such as public safety and economic development. quan is also expected to tout a decline in gun violence last year. the address tonight is at 7:00 at the city hall. >>> some folks in oakland are upset about alameda county's plan to relocate a probation center right next to the two schools. the new location would be on jackson street. it's very close to
now, in order to get his job at mira vista he had been fingerprinted and through an fbi background check but the school district here does not require that they make contact with his last school. anne makovec, kpix 5. >> the judge set bail at $1.4 million. >>> happening today, the light display on the bay bridge will be turned off to mark its first anniversary. all 25,000 l.e.d. lights will go off at 7:00 for 10 minutes. after that, the world's largest light sculpture will remain...
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. >> public corruption work is important to the fbi. >> reporter: the investigation began in 2011 after he brought the tapes to light. >> they were going into the rooms without warnants. they were stealing -- warrants. they were stealing items and there was no accountability. >> the head of the police officers association acknowledged the severity of the charges but said it is based on the testimony of unreliable witnesses. he said the department is shaken. >> this was our worse fear. i don't know that it gets any worse than this. >> reporter: the five officers this morning were tripped of guns, suspended without pay and due in court tomorrow. at 6:00 p.m. what we learned about their backgrounds and what one told us about drug use in a community. david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> today san francisco mayor ed lee called the officers a blemish and said they would be held accountable and the police department will rebound. >> the chief and the police commission will make sure that our police department as a whole learns from this. understands its role and is a better department as
. >> public corruption work is important to the fbi. >> reporter: the investigation began in 2011 after he brought the tapes to light. >> they were going into the rooms without warnants. they were stealing -- warrants. they were stealing items and there was no accountability. >> the head of the police officers association acknowledged the severity of the charges but said it is based on the testimony of unreliable witnesses. he said the department is shaken. >> this...
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he doesn't realize the money was working for the fbi. he served four and a half years in federal custody, first in a minimum security prison, in arizona. >> his job was he was driver to other people, other inmates he had car keys and drove off the prison grounds and had freedom. >> lawyer stew handlynn says he spent two years in a prison camp in california. jew was also convicted in state court for perjury, lying about where he lived when he ran for supervisor. prosecutors found he resided in this home in burlingame with his wife and daughter. for that, he got one year in county jail. a sentence he'll have to serve now that he completed federal time. but handlynn went to court asking the judge to waive the sentence saying federal authorities sent him to maximum security for six months instead of a halfway house when learning he still had to complete his county jail time. >> that is the extra punishment he needs. >> district attorney gascone says his position now is that jew ought to serve time for p r purr -- perjury. >> there is some ac
he doesn't realize the money was working for the fbi. he served four and a half years in federal custody, first in a minimum security prison, in arizona. >> his job was he was driver to other people, other inmates he had car keys and drove off the prison grounds and had freedom. >> lawyer stew handlynn says he spent two years in a prison camp in california. jew was also convicted in state court for perjury, lying about where he lived when he ran for supervisor. prosecutors found he...
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cuando intentaba detonar el carro cargado con material inerte suminstrado por un agente encubierto del fbi. vo - cesar ---una corte de apelaciones fallo a favor de una escuela de morgan hill que disciplino a tres de sus estudiantes que usaron una camiseta con la bandera estadounidens e el cinco de mayo hace cuatro aÑos... take vo ---este hecho provoco que cientos de estudiantes de origen mexicano protestaran por la accion de los muchachos a la que calificaron de irrespetar su cultura... ---los jueces resolvieron a favor de la escuela aduciendo que las preocupaciones de seguridad tenan prioridad sobre libertad de expresion. blanca --decenas de personas protestaron hoy frente a la planta de reciclaje "aci" en san leandro. --denuncian que a trabajadores les han empezado a pedir papeles, despues de que en enero entablran una demanda por presunto pago incompleto de sueldos. --segun algunos empleados, la empresa les dijo que se trataba de una auditoria de inmigracion. --un grupo de trabajadores dejo sus labores hoy, para unirse a la protesta, segun ellos, hay mucho temor por despidos injustific
cuando intentaba detonar el carro cargado con material inerte suminstrado por un agente encubierto del fbi. vo - cesar ---una corte de apelaciones fallo a favor de una escuela de morgan hill que disciplino a tres de sus estudiantes que usaron una camiseta con la bandera estadounidens e el cinco de mayo hace cuatro aÑos... take vo ---este hecho provoco que cientos de estudiantes de origen mexicano protestaran por la accion de los muchachos a la que calificaron de irrespetar su cultura... ---los...
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. >> reporter: the investors complained the fbi spent more than two years investigating them for securities fraud. but the u.s. attorney's office didn't move quickly enough and let the statute of limitations expire. about 1,700 investors lost their life savings, a total of more than $700 million in the real estate investment companies. >> it's all gone now. >> reporter: how much? >> i'm in there for seven figures. >> reporter: low seven figures. over $1 million? >> yes. >> the majority of the investors weren't wealthy people. this isn't as high-brow as the madoffs. this is a lot of blue collar people. >> reporter: investors say they hid the fact that the investment funds were doing poorly. continued to raise money on false projections and transferred money from one fund to the next, e in effect, a pyramid scheme. >> i do not wish him i'm saying, the possibility the bad karma will come to you. and other people that are associated with you. >> reporter: one added insult to the investors. the lawyers counted as charitable contributions to the bentley school in laugh yet. but one of the donatio
. >> reporter: the investors complained the fbi spent more than two years investigating them for securities fraud. but the u.s. attorney's office didn't move quickly enough and let the statute of limitations expire. about 1,700 investors lost their life savings, a total of more than $700 million in the real estate investment companies. >> it's all gone now. >> reporter: how much? >> i'm in there for seven figures. >> reporter: low seven figures. over $1 million?...
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now, in order to get his job at mira vista he had been fingerprinted and through an fbi background check but the school district here does not require that they make contact with his last school. that is how this slipped through the cracks. anne makovec, kpix 5. >> the judge set bail at $1.4 million. >>> people in the crimea region of ukraine will have a referendum 10 days from now on whether crimea should become part of russia. meanwhile secretary of state john kerry and his russian counterpart reported progress in yesterday's talks. today the u.s. is imposing visa restrictions on russians and congress is working on loan guarantees for ukraine's new government. >> the world community should stand united against this invasion. america should be leading and will vote soon on legislation to help aid the ukrainian people. >> the house votes today. the senate next week. >>> u.s. safety regulators are demanding general motors turn over documents regarding a flaw that's been linked now to 13 deaths. they want to know when gm was aware of a dangerous ignition problem in their cars. the sudden j
now, in order to get his job at mira vista he had been fingerprinted and through an fbi background check but the school district here does not require that they make contact with his last school. that is how this slipped through the cracks. anne makovec, kpix 5. >> the judge set bail at $1.4 million. >>> people in the crimea region of ukraine will have a referendum 10 days from now on whether crimea should become part of russia. meanwhile secretary of state john kerry and his...
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now the fbi is set to make an amountains. today. it is expected to be the organization of a new task force in this case. the fbi could also talk about new leads in the 38-year-old case and word of a possible connection to a murder in reno. we will have more throughout the day. reporting live in the newsroom, pam cook, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> time now 7:46. final preparations underway for tonight's big light show on the bay bridge. it's marking the first anniversary of those shining lights installed on the western span between san francisco and treasure island. the show starts at 7 p.m. that's when all 25,000 lights will go out for ten minutes. now, the organizers want to demonstrate what the bridge would be like without those lights. then it will be followed by a special 20-minute musical light show. the organizers hope to keep those lights shining for the next ten years. >>> the bay area commute will get a little easier if you use a clipper card. right now these cards can be used on bart, san francisco's muni, and ac transit. howe
now the fbi is set to make an amountains. today. it is expected to be the organization of a new task force in this case. the fbi could also talk about new leads in the 38-year-old case and word of a possible connection to a murder in reno. we will have more throughout the day. reporting live in the newsroom, pam cook, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> time now 7:46. final preparations underway for tonight's big light show on the bay bridge. it's marking the first anniversary of those shining...
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over the past decades fbi agents have gotten tips pointing them to the north bay and santa cruz. he's been on the most wanted terrorist list since 2009 and there's now a $250,000 reward for his capture. >>> and now to an nbc bay area follow-up. a southern california woman has pleaded no contest to this attack on blues musician lester chambers. 73-year-old chambers was in hayward last year for a blues festival and when he dedicated his song to florida teenager trayvon martin this woman jumped on stage and shoved him into an amplifier. she was charged with felony elder abuse. earlier that day george zimmerman was acquitted in the killings of trayvon martin. >>> what a headache. thousands of californians will have to redo their online applications for health care coverage because of a software error in the covered california system. state officials say it impacts more than 14,000 people who partially completed applications or updated them between february 17th and february 19th. covered california says it will contact you if you are one of the affected consumers and will help with t
over the past decades fbi agents have gotten tips pointing them to the north bay and santa cruz. he's been on the most wanted terrorist list since 2009 and there's now a $250,000 reward for his capture. >>> and now to an nbc bay area follow-up. a southern california woman has pleaded no contest to this attack on blues musician lester chambers. 73-year-old chambers was in hayward last year for a blues festival and when he dedicated his song to florida teenager trayvon martin this woman...
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. >>> reporter: according to the fbi, the bay area is one of the nation's hubs in sex trafficking. and most of those victims girls, 11 to 18 years old, caught in a world of abuse, trauma and exploitation. >> i started learning more about the issue and said, how can i use my skill set to make a difference in the healing in this population. >> reporter: and amy lynch teaches mindful movement as one way to heal. >> notice your breath. >> reporter: amy started the nonprofit "arm of care" which stands for art, recreation and movement. she partners with bay area agencies that serve sexually exploited youth. we can't show you the faces of the teenagers she helps but we were allowed to attend the free classes she gives to staff caregivers who work on the front lines. >> working with sexually exploited youth is very stressful. >> reporter: jackie is a case manager at the alameda based service program for sexually exploited youth. the technique she learns in amy's class not only helps her, it helps with her clients. >> they are either kind of shut down or they have a lot of anger. that's how
. >>> reporter: according to the fbi, the bay area is one of the nation's hubs in sex trafficking. and most of those victims girls, 11 to 18 years old, caught in a world of abuse, trauma and exploitation. >> i started learning more about the issue and said, how can i use my skill set to make a difference in the healing in this population. >> reporter: and amy lynch teaches mindful movement as one way to heal. >> notice your breath. >> reporter: amy started the...
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. >>> one of the most epic fights of all time now newly released fbi documents suggesting it may have been rigged. >>> your "new day" starts right now. >>> good morning. welcome to "new day." it's wednesday, february 26th, 6:00 in the east. the ball my weekend, just a big tease. the eastern two-thirds of the country now in the grips of a dangerous arctic blast. for good measure, there's snow in the forecast all the way to new england. indra petersons, our meteorologist whether tell us -- will tell us what's happening, where, and why. let's begin with ted row lands in frigid chicago. how you holding up? >> reporter: frigid is an understatement, chris. good morning. it's about 15
. >>> one of the most epic fights of all time now newly released fbi documents suggesting it may have been rigged. >>> your "new day" starts right now. >>> good morning. welcome to "new day." it's wednesday, february 26th, 6:00 in the east. the ball my weekend, just a big tease. the eastern two-thirds of the country now in the grips of a dangerous arctic blast. for good measure, there's snow in the forecast all the way to new england. indra...
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he was actually an fbi agent. he was arrested as he tried to detonate a phony car bomb. the suv was actually filled with containers of harmless team. >>> you still can't talk or text on your cell phone when you drive but you can check to see where you're going. today a california appeals court ruled it's legal for drivers to read a map on their cell phones while behind the wheel. the ruling reverses the conviction of a fresno man. he was ticketed for looking at a map on his iphone when he was struck in traffic. >>> britain's signals intelligence division is stealing screen shots from hundreds of thousands of yahoo webcam videos according to the guardian newspaper. that agency with the help of the u.s. government snapped photos from 1.8 million users even some nude or intimate ones part of a facial recognition experiment by the governments. yahoo says they had nothing to do with it. it says this is a whole new level of violation of our users' privacy. >>> breaking down long-standing barriers. how president obama is paving the way for minority to get on the path to success
he was actually an fbi agent. he was arrested as he tried to detonate a phony car bomb. the suv was actually filled with containers of harmless team. >>> you still can't talk or text on your cell phone when you drive but you can check to see where you're going. today a california appeals court ruled it's legal for drivers to read a map on their cell phones while behind the wheel. the ruling reverses the conviction of a fresno man. he was ticketed for looking at a map on his iphone when...
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dads showing up at the embassy in paris unannounced armed with evidence pleading for help from the fbi. had you ever seen a case like this before? a dad who shows up at the paris embassy? >> never. no. >> reporter: we hunt down the clues, an apartment building where a maria pfeifer lives. and we talk to neighbors. have they ever seen the mother and those two boys? and then the biggest clue of all. look at this. the stunning video. the boys playing at a resort in slovakia caught on tape. more than a year after they disappeared. you can see their mother there in the orange shorts and what's most startling to their fathers is how they look. both of the boys with long hair, the youngest in pigtails. that's sasha to the left? that's sasha in the pigtails disguised as a girl in the yellow shirt. >> jerry is coming around right here, right? >> jerry is in -- with the long hair. >> reporter: how strange is it to see your son disguised as a little girl halfway around the world. >> it's surreal. >> reporter: the fathers showed the video to us and to the fbi. the international dragnet tightening.
dads showing up at the embassy in paris unannounced armed with evidence pleading for help from the fbi. had you ever seen a case like this before? a dad who shows up at the paris embassy? >> never. no. >> reporter: we hunt down the clues, an apartment building where a maria pfeifer lives. and we talk to neighbors. have they ever seen the mother and those two boys? and then the biggest clue of all. look at this. the stunning video. the boys playing at a resort in slovakia caught on...
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. >>> the fbi is making a new push to capture one of its 10 most wanted terror suspects. he's a man wanted for crimes here in the bay area. billboards featuring danielle san diego are going up in california and in seven possibl outside of the country. he is suspected of two bombings in 2003 at the shackly corporation offices in pleasanton and the former chiron corporation in emeryville. the fbi is offering a $250,000 reward for information leading to his arrest and prosecution. >>> cal trans says one flooding problem in san jose was actually caused by the theft of copper wire. part of highway 87 near west taylor street flooded yesterday morning. cal trans says thieves broke into a pump house and ripped out the copper wire. that disabled the pumping equipment that draws off flood water. a backup pump was also knocked out, so crews had to bring in a mobile pump. >>> south bay reservoirs are also feeling the effects of the rain, at least a little bit. santa clara valley water officials say the rain did help, but they are not planning on changing the mandatory 20% water restr
. >>> the fbi is making a new push to capture one of its 10 most wanted terror suspects. he's a man wanted for crimes here in the bay area. billboards featuring danielle san diego are going up in california and in seven possibl outside of the country. he is suspected of two bombings in 2003 at the shackly corporation offices in pleasanton and the former chiron corporation in emeryville. the fbi is offering a $250,000 reward for information leading to his arrest and prosecution....
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thankfully the planes did manage to land safely but it's become such a serious threat now to pilots that the fbi is now offering a $10,000 reward to anyone who catches someone doing it. please, please, do not. >>> meanwhile, asiana airlines is being fined $500,000 for the way it handled that deadly crash in san francisco last year. authorities say that it took the airline in some cases five days to contact some victims' families. >>> and swiss bank executives will be answering questions on capitol hill today. they stand accused of helping their wealthy american clients hide up to $12 billion from the irs. a senate investigation found that credit suisse used among other things a secret elevator, hid cash in panty hose and even stuck bank statements in a "sports illustrated" magazine all to avoid detection. >>> speaking of detection, take a look at this. that. nasa has released new video of a massive flare erupting on the sun, the largest of its type. it's a gas explosion. it unleashed winds topping 4 million miles per hour. how do they know that? thankfully the flare was not pointed at the earth.
thankfully the planes did manage to land safely but it's become such a serious threat now to pilots that the fbi is now offering a $10,000 reward to anyone who catches someone doing it. please, please, do not. >>> meanwhile, asiana airlines is being fined $500,000 for the way it handled that deadly crash in san francisco last year. authorities say that it took the airline in some cases five days to contact some victims' families. >>> and swiss bank executives will be answering...
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they tell me they've contact the fbi in case this is connected to the occupy movement. officials are also telling residents to tight been security and lock cars and doors and keep cars and valuables secure. this follows, of course, the growing protests in san francisco against the tech wealthy and the battle over the commuter buses for tech workers all a sign that the occupy movement may be morphing from wall street to silicon valley, of course, where the real wealth is these days, sara >> it's a story that we'll definitely continue to follow. robert frank, good to see you. >> thanks. >>> in light of the massive breach at consumer data at target, the company that secured the networks are basically in an arms race to scoop up the most innovative and most valuable companies in the space. eamon javers is live at the rsa security conference in san fran, has some of the cybersecurity plays that we should be watching. eamon, name some names for us? >> reporter: absolutely, sara. this is a little bit early in the morning here but this place is going to be packed later on today
they tell me they've contact the fbi in case this is connected to the occupy movement. officials are also telling residents to tight been security and lock cars and doors and keep cars and valuables secure. this follows, of course, the growing protests in san francisco against the tech wealthy and the battle over the commuter buses for tech workers all a sign that the occupy movement may be morphing from wall street to silicon valley, of course, where the real wealth is these days, sara...
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the fbi is handing the case because they track activist movements. we'll check weather, good morning. >>> good morning, scott. we're looking at another round of showers and thunderstorms that arrive tonight. it will be stronger than the one that came through this morning. go on twitter, we're doing a live chat right now. search nbc bay area weather. a lot of the activity is falling apart and not going to continue to hold together. jacket weather today, 60s for daytime highs. mike, how is the drive? >> it's a little better now. looking here toward palo alto. southbound 101 things were gumming up until about five minutes ago when it started to move more smoothly. on the east bay side we're looking at oakland. that is not bad and the slowing is gradual approaching high street. the south bay northbound on the 101. the orange means speeds are closer to 55. that's good news. >>> another local news update for you in half an hour. >>> from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> hey, every
the fbi is handing the case because they track activist movements. we'll check weather, good morning. >>> good morning, scott. we're looking at another round of showers and thunderstorms that arrive tonight. it will be stronger than the one that came through this morning. go on twitter, we're doing a live chat right now. search nbc bay area weather. a lot of the activity is falling apart and not going to continue to hold together. jacket weather today, 60s for daytime highs. mike, how...
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they showed up at a jewelry store wearing goggles and respirators claiming to be fbi agents investigating a meth lab. later they pulled a gun and zip tied the employees. one guard them in the back room while others scooped up the goods and got away. >>> interior department calculated the cost of last year's government shutdown of national parks. that 16-day congressional standoff came to $414 million in lost visitor spending at the parks and surrounding communities. the national parks are economic engines. in 2012 generating $27 billion. supporting 243,000 jobs. >>> roads around the nation's capital are still treacherous this morning after a powerful storm kovrtd area with snow and ice. many schools will be delayed or closed for a second day. federal agencies shut down yesterday are opening two hours late this morning. and d.c. is bracing for another blast of bitter cold air with temperatures dipping into single digits. and that same storm turned into a traffic nightmare for drivers across texas. thousands of them stuck on slick highways. the biggest backup formed south of dallas, a line
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. >> the fbi is revealing new details about the gypsy hill murders. >> yes, good morning this press conference is just getting under way. what they're doing is talking about a series of unsolved killingings in the peninsula dating back to 1976. young women that were stabbed.
. >> the fbi is revealing new details about the gypsy hill murders. >> yes, good morning this press conference is just getting under way. what they're doing is talking about a series of unsolved killingings in the peninsula dating back to 1976. young women that were stabbed.
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. >> reporter: in fact, it's based on a real american hustle, an fbi sting called abscam that engulfed congress in 1980. >> the biggest political scandal to hit washington since watergate. >> reporter: and it was the first made-for-tv scandal re new jersey, and of course, here in washington, d.c., where two congressmen, frank thompson and john murphy, were caught on tape taking bribes in this very house, a house that the fbi was renting from an unsuspecting "washington post" reporter. the tapes produced memorable moments, including congressman ozzie myers uttering these infamous words -- >> money talks in this business, and bull [ bleep ] talks. it's the same way in washington." >> reporter: to this day, myers says he and other lawmakers were entrapped by the fbi. >> no one was ever predisposed to any kind of criminal activity. >> reporter: the u.s. attorney in new jersey during abscam who worked on the case sort of agrees, calling the operation unsavory. >> the politicians disgraced themselves by going before the camera, but the justice department disgraced itself as well. they didn't
. >> reporter: in fact, it's based on a real american hustle, an fbi sting called abscam that engulfed congress in 1980. >> the biggest political scandal to hit washington since watergate. >> reporter: and it was the first made-for-tv scandal re new jersey, and of course, here in washington, d.c., where two congressmen, frank thompson and john murphy, were caught on tape taking bribes in this very house, a house that the fbi was renting from an unsuspecting "washington...